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16100056D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4
Offered January 13, 2016
Prefiled November 16, 2015
Celebrating the life of Emily Elizabeth Selke.
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Patrons-- Miller, Lingamfelter, Adams, Aird, Albo, Anderson, Austin, Bagby, Bell, John J., Bell, Richard P., Bell, Robert B., Bloxom, Boysko, Bulova, Byron, Campbell, Carr, Cline, Cole, Collins, Cox, Davis, Dudenhefer, Edmunds, Fariss, Farrell, Filler-Corn, Fowler, Freitas, Garrett, Gilbert, Greason, Habeeb, Head, Helsel, Herring, Hester, Hodges, Howell, Hugo, Ingram, James, Jones, Keam, Kilgore, Knight, Kory, Krizek, Landes, LaRock, Leftwich, LeMunyon, Levine, Lindsey, Lopez, Loupassi, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Mason, Massie, McClellan, McQuinn, Minchew, Miyares, Morefield, Morris, Murphy, O'Bannon, O'Quinn, Orrock, Peace, Pillion, Plum, Pogge, Poindexter, Price, Ransone, Rasoul, Robinson, Rush, Sickles, Simon, Spruill, Stolle, Taylor, Torian, Toscano, Tyler, Villanueva, Ward, Ware, Watts, Webert, Wilt, Wright, Yancey and Yost; Senators: Alexander, Barker, Black, Carrico, Chafin, Chase, Cosgrove, Dance, Deeds, DeSteph, Dunnavant, Ebbin, Edwards, Favola, Garrett, Hanger, Howell, Lewis, Locke, Lucas, Marsden, McDougle, McEachin, McPike, Miller, Newman, Norment, Obenshain, Petersen, Reeves, Ruff, Saslaw, Stanley, Stuart, Sturtevant, Suetterlein, Surovell, Vogel, Wagner and Wexton
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WHEREAS, Emily Elizabeth Selke, a beloved daughter, sister, and friend in Nokesville, died on March 24, 2015; and

WHEREAS, a lifelong resident of Nokesville, Emily Selke was a member of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. and attended Brentsville High School and Woodbridge High School Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, where she was a member of the choir, choir counsel, physics club, and Beta Club; and

WHEREAS, admired for her leadership abilities, Emily Selke also served as senior class vice president, a choir section leader, and a student ambassador to Australia before graduating from Woodbridge Senior High School with high honors in 2010; and

WHEREAS, Emily Selke attended Drexel University, where she studied music and business administration and was a member of the Gamma Sigma Sigma national service sorority, from which she earned the Cornerstone Award; and

WHEREAS, after graduating magna cum laude from Drexel University, Emily Selke supported music and art events, including the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh and Pittsburgh; she later worked for the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton and as a client service associate for Carr Workplaces; and

WHEREAS, Emily Selke, who died together with her mother, Yvonne, will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her father, Raymond; brother, Trevor; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Emily Elizabeth Selke, a beloved member of the Nokesville community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Emily Elizabeth Selke as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for her memory.